Voodoo Vacation on Zombie Island is the theme of this year’s Tiki Oasis event. Robert Drasnin will be appearing and will perform songs from “Voodoo” and “Voodoo II.” Check out the event by clicking the banner and for goodness sake, get your tix and room asap!

Looking to buy some stuff? First of all, check out our shopping cart, click the tab to the right or click here. ALL Dionysus Empire titles are now in the system, along with hundreds of other titles – – mostly CDs and some 7″. Keep watching as we are putting titles in three to four times a week and will be getting a slew of vinyl titles in soon. ALSO check out our eBay auctions at seller handle “Pupculture” where you can find some great one-of-a-kind things on vinyl and CD. We put up new auctions every Tuesday. Thanks for looking!

Mar 13, 2008    1:30 PM         Antone’s Record Store    Austin, TX (In-store appearance)
Mar 13, 2008    9:00 PM         Ego’s    Austin, TX
Mar 15, 2008    8:00 PM         Patsy’s Cowgirl Cafe    Austin, TX
Mar 16, 2008    12:00 PM       The Oaks Live    Manor, TX (appearing with James Intveld, Jessie Dayton, Hacienda Brothers) Click for full schedule
Mar 16, 2008    5:30 PM         Sam’s Burger Joint    San Antonio, TX
Mar 17, 2008    9:00 PM         The Deadhorse Saloon    San Angelo, TX
Mar 18, 2008    9:00 PM         Ardovino’s Desert Crossing    Sunland Park, NM
Mar 19, 2008    8:00 PM         Santa Fe Brewing Company    Santa Fe, NM
Mar 20, 2008    9:00 PM         The Museum Cafe     Flagstaff, AZ
Mar 21, 2008    9:00 PM         Rogue West Bar     Phoenix, AZ
Mar 22, 2008    9:00 PM         710 Beach Club    San Diego, CA
Mar 23, 2008    2:30 PM         Safari Sam’s Americana Brunch    Hollywood, CA
Mar 24, 2008    8:00 PM         Muddy Waters    Santa Barbara, CA
Mar 25, 2008    9:00 PM         The Attic    Santa Cruz, CA
Mar 26, 2008    9:00 PM         Whiskey Dicks    South Lake Tahoe, CA
Mar 27, 2008    9:00 PM         Old Ironsides    Sacramento, CA
Mar 28, 2008    9:00 PM         The Knockout    San Francisco, CA (with 77 El Deora)
Mar 29, 2008    9:00 PM         The Fourth Street Tavern    San Rafael, CA

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Spanish artist Jorge Alderete has sent us this cartoon about Lance Kaufman a/k/a “Karla Pundit.” For those not familiar with “Karla,” he composed and recorded a Dionysus album titled “Journey to the Ancient City” at our short lived vintage studio (ie: old stuff that kept breaking down) in Eagle Rock, back in 1995. Lance was the original keyboard player in Yard Trauma as well. If you love exotica, this album is a must have.  Look for it in our online store and enjoy the comic. English translation below. Thanks Jorge!

TRANSLATION:
My name is Lance, Lance Kaufman, but I am better known as… Karla Pundit.

These days I live in the middle of the Arizona desert. Many people think I am crazy. It is true that I have always been a little eccentric, and I like to reflect that in my music… The sounds of the jungle are my inspiration…..as well as the exotic sounds of faraway places……but most of all the advanced turban-tone-stereo sound of maestro Korla Pandit!!!

A while ago they decided to put me in this mental institution, and not against my will: after the maestro’s first visit, I too believed that I needed it.

The “Happy Saguaro Guest Ranch and Mental Institution” is not a very nice place, but I am happy here since maestro Korla visits me regularly!!!

Hi! Our shopping cart is now fully loaded with ALL avalible Dionysus / Bacchus / Orange Sky and Hell Yeah titles. In addition, we’re starting to load up our non-Dionysus mail-order stock beginning with CDs. New items will be going in several times a week for the next couple of months, or more so check back often!

We’ve also added several more albums and 45s on our eBay auctions.

Thanks to all our friends in Los Angeles for attending the Velvet Hammer book signing at La Luz de Jesus last Saturday. Have a look at the photoblog on the Lee Joseph Publicity website.

hugs from Burbank!